Question: Is it correct for a teacher to berate a student, or punish them for unsuitable behavior or talking back, while the teacher feels impaired
DATE AND LOCATION Cheshvan 18, 5766 | November 20, 2005 at Chabad of San Francisco SUMMARY On the High Priest's breastplate, 12 precious stones were
The task of setting priorities carries with it an additional requirement and that is the need for maximum patience. The teacher must first restrain his
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In the previous chapter, we discussed the skill of getting to know the student's inner and outer realities. This skill corresponds to the sefirah of da'at ("knowledge") because every
In the coming chapters, we will consider the seven skills necessary for an educator to be effective. These seven skills develop both logically and chronologically. They
Thus far, we have presented a kaleidoscopic view of the education process and its key components: inspiration and integration. Each turn of the lens has provided
Only when mediated by the self-critical aspect of justice does tzedakah (charity) have the power to draw God's kindness into the world. This check and balance relationship is
The quality of grace (chen) is constantly paired with the attribute of kindness (chesed), and the phrase "grace and kindness" (chen v'chesed) appears often in
The only way for us to express our potential of grace and beauty, and insure that it comes from the side of holiness and not